50 Shades Freed – Chapter 24

Ana was in a kind of coma for a bit after her encounter with Jack Hyde, but when she woke up her entire life was fixed. Jack is in prison; Christian is happy about the baby; Ray’s better. Amazing what almost getting yourself killed can do.

Christian is JUST like Jack, except that his nastiness is a little less on the surface.

They chat some more about things we’ve already heard: it’s not just Ana any more, there’s the baby too; Ana has no regard for her own safety; yadda yadda.

Desire explodes unexpected, hot, and heavy in my blood.
“No,” he whispers. “I’ve seen the bruises and the answer’s no. Just do as you’re told, Ana.”

Again, Christian gets to decide what’s best for Ana.

I slip into bed and fold my arms in frustration. My scowl deepens.

MASTURBATE.

It’s dusk when I wake. Christian is sitting in the armchair. His face is ashen.
“Welch has just left. I lived with the fucker.”
“Lived? With Jack?”
He nods.

Oh, I can’t wait to see how EL James explains Christian NOT REMEMBERING living with Jack.

“After I was found with the crack whore, before I went to live with Carrick and Grace, I lived in a foster home. But I can’t remember anything about that time.”

I don’t know, this is probably possible, but I’m not exactly in the mood to suspend my disbelief any more.

He shows Ana a photo of the family he lived with: mum, dad, twin boys and little Christian.

I gaze at the elder boy, who is glaring, defiant and arrogant at the camera.

Yep, can definitely tell that the boy is arrogant from one old photo.

I can see it’s Jack. But he’s just a kid, a sad eight- or nine-year-old, hiding his fear behind his hostility.

Blimey, Ana. You should be a psychologist with this kind of insight.

“You think he did all this because the Greys adopted you instead of him?”
“Who knows?”

If so, that’s one hell of a grudge.

I remember the fight we had about me going to New York with Jack. Jeez – I could have ended up on some sordid sex tape.

No, presumably you would not have agreed to that. (And also, further proof that Christian’s controlling nature is a good thing! Yay!)

And in that moment I recall the photographs Christian kept of his submissives.

Ah, now you catch up!

No, Christian, you’re not, you’re nothing like him.

You are EXACTLY FUCKING LIKE HIM.

They decide to call Christian’s parents to see if they remember anything about the little boy they didn’t adopt. They come round and (once again) thank Ana for everything she did ‘saving’ Mia.

I usher Kate toward the kitchen area as Christian leads his parents into the study.

Aw, we don’t even get to hear the interesting conversation.

“What were you thinking, Ana?” she shouts as she confronts me in the kitchen.

STOP. Why is everyone being such a DICK?

She folds me in her arms.
“I’ve been so worried about you.”

Don’t worry, Ana’s used to forgiving abusive behaviour.

After his parents leave, Christian tells Ana what they remembered. The foster mother used to call Christian ‘Baby Bird’, and that phrase was used in a ransom note Jack Hyde wrote. There was also a book called Are You My Mother? that Christian remembers (despite having no memory of that time), but it isn’t explained why that is relevant.

I trail my fingers down his stomach to his oh-so-happy trail.
“Oh no. Don’t get any ideas.”

Only when Christian says!

“Besides, I have a bedtime story for you. You wanted to know…”
Holy fuck … he’s talking.

2 Comments on “50 Shades Freed – Chapter 24”

Oh, so everything is resolved is it? The past is over, the silver lining is finally here (more like a blip… blimp?) and all’s going to end well? How nice.

I don’t get though, how Christian went from “Now you won’t have time for me you stupid cow” to “I’m afraid of being a father because I had a crack whore thing who birthed me” – How did that happen literally in the span of one chapter? And, why is Ana the one having such insightful revalations about how she relates to Robot? She’s just all “Yay, he’s ok with the baby, he’s ok with everything, I was so stupid to NAG and be unreasonable, I wasted three whole books of E.L. time.”

Sheesh!

Thanks for the update, sorry I’ve been MIA… life is crazy. Hope you’re well.